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Ratcliff Grove Christian Church

At a glance

Ratcliff Grove Christian Church (PWSID IN2360158) is an active transient non-community water system in Jackson County, Indiana. It reports serving 40 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.

Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

40

Service connections

1

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDIN2360158
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served40
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyIN state drinking water program
City servedFreetown
StateIndiana
ZIP—
CountyJackson County

How does Ratcliff Grove Christian Church compare with other water systems in Jackson County?

By EPA's size categories, Ratcliff Grove Christian Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Jackson County has 9 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 4,434 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 39,906 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Indiana, the 3,969 active systems average 1,456 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Ratcliff Grove Christian Church is well below that figure.

What does “transient non-community water system” mean?

A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Indiana has 2,596 active transient non-community water systems, 65% of the state's 3,969 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 3,769 Indiana systems (95%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Ratcliff Grove Christian Church?

EPA lists Ratcliff Grove Christian Church as privately owned. The IN state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 5 of the 9 active systems in Jackson County (56%) are also privately owned.

Does Ratcliff Grove Christian Church have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2017 and October 2025. By type: 11 monitoring and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (12 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2025-10-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2025-06-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2024-05-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2022-06-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2022-04-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2021-02-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2020-12-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2019-12-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2018-11-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2018-03-09Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000YesResolved
2018-03-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2017-10-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved

The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first. Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

Ratcliff Grove Christian Church: frequently asked questions

Who runs Ratcliff Grove Christian Church?

Ratcliff Grove Christian Church (PWSID IN2360158) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.

How many people does Ratcliff Grove Christian Church serve?

Ratcliff Grove Christian Church reports serving 40 people through 1 service connection in Jackson County, Indiana.

Where does Ratcliff Grove Christian Church get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.

Does Ratcliff Grove Christian Church have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.

Is Ratcliff Grove Christian Church's water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.

Where can I find Ratcliff Grove Christian Church's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Ratcliff Grove Christian Church is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.

Other water systems in Jackson County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Indiana American Water - SeymourJackson20,725CommunityGroundwater
Jackson County Water UtilityJackson13,667CommunityGroundwater
Crothersville UtilitiesJackson1,875CommunityPurchased surface water
Seymour Water Plant, LpJackson1,560CommunityGroundwater
Jackson County Water - ReddingtonJackson1,080CommunityPurchased groundwater
Medora Water DepartmentJackson873CommunityGroundwater

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “Ratcliff Grove Christian Church, PWSID IN2360158, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/ratcliff-grove-christian-church-in2360158 (data as of October 1, 2026).